Who doesn't need more kindness in their life? Last Wednesday, Associated Student Productions (ASP) invited students to come celebrate World Kindness day in Seawolf Plaza. Their hope was to bring the Sonoma State community together with kindness and thoughtful gestures. Michela Wang who works for ASP hosted this event. Wang planned the kindness event with the overall goal of practicing being kind to ourselves and those around us. One of the activities was writing positive mantras on a rock that would eventually go under the “tree of affirmation”. ASP was decorating “cookies of kindness” where students had the freedom to decorate their sweets however they liked. They also set up coloring stations and provided free tote bags so students could fill them up with goodies.

Greek life is a popular hobby amongst SSU students; nearly 10% of Seawolves are involved with Greek life. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, SSU used to have one of the largest Greek life systems out of all the Cal States. SSU currently has 19 active chapters. Some of the most prominent greek life chapters at our school include: Pi Kappa Phi, Alpha Omicron Pi, Sigma Pi Alpha, Phi Sigma Sigma and Nu Alpha Kappa. There are three governing councils within the system known as the Interfraternity council, the Multicultural sorority & fraternity council, and the Panhellenic council.

The Women of Color collective (WOCC) is a group of women that meet weekly on campus in the HUB. It is a drop-in support group facilitated by CAPS psychologist Isa Avila Saiter and Senior HUB Program Executive Shelly Gomez, M.A. The goal of the program is to offer a safe space for women of color to come in each week and be able to share their stories.  The Women of Color collective assists in connecting the community. The people who attend the program sit down together in support, with hopes of empowering each other.